Baton Rouge is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River,it had a population of 227,470 as of 2020;it is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish (county-equivalent),East Baton Rouge Parish,and the center of Louisiana's second-largest metropolitan area and city,Greater Baton Rouge.
East Baton Rouge Parish is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its population was 456,781 at the 2020 census. The parish seat is Baton Rouge,Louisiana's state capital. East Baton Rouge Parish is located within the Greater Baton Rouge area.
Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden,is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2016 as the Democratic Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish,Louisiana. The parish includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and smaller suburban cities such as Baker,Central City,and Zachary.
Central is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana,third largest city in East Baton Rouge Parish,and part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. Central had a 2020 census population of 29,565.
Sharon Weston Broome is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge,Louisiana. She served in the Louisiana State Senate representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016. She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 10,2016. Broome is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor-president.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Louisiana took place on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 8,2016,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Rodnette Bethley Edwards,known as Ronnie Edwards,was an African-American Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 29 in West and East Baton Rouge Parish,Louisiana. She served for 44 days but did not actually assume the duties of her office because she was in the final stages of a two-year struggle with pancreatic cancer.
Edmond Dwayne Jordan is an American attorney and politician. He is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 29. On May 14,2016,he won a special election runoff to succeed fellow Democrat Ronnie Edwards.
Louisiana's 6th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bodi White since 2012.
Louisiana's 15th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Regina Barrow since 2016,succeeding fellow Democrat Sharon Weston Broome.
St. George is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana's East Baton Rouge Parish. It has a population of 86,316 and is the fifth most-populous city in Louisiana.
The 2020 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,and December 5,2020,to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge,Louisiana.
The 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election was held on March 20,2021,with a runoff being held on April 24,2021.
The 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 14,2023,to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Governor John Bel Edwards was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state that voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
Stephen Frank Carter was an American politician from Louisiana who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 68th district as a Republican from 2008 to 2020.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 5,2024,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2024 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on November 5,2024,with a runoff for December 7 to elect the mayor-president Baton Rouge,Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is seeking re-election to a third term.
